Kyle Bailey, Benjamin Stewart, P.J. Cochrane

From left, UConn walkons Kyle Bailey, Benjamin Stewart and P.J. Cochrane show off by twirling basketballs before the start of practice on Wednesday at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

From left, UConn walkons Kyle Bailey, Benjamin Stewart and P.J. Cochrane show off by twirling basketballs before the start of practice on Wednesday at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (BETTINA HANSEN, HARTFORD COURANT)

From left, UConn walkons Kyle Bailey, Benjamin Stewart and P.J. Cochrane show off by twirling basketballs before the start of practice on Wednesday at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.BETTINA HANSEN, HARTFORD COURANT